5 thoughts on “Removing rust from a barbell”

Hi James, my dad went to a hardware store and got some long wooden beams, had them cut, and just nailed 4 pieces together to create that structure that encased the plastic that encased the barbell. You’ll have to build it. Shouldn’t cost more than $10 for the wood…

I would imagine if the barbell was already rusted, you have bigger problems than an affect on sleeve rotation. FWIW I do not do olympic lifts, where the rotation is most important… And the barbell still moves and rolls around at will. Hope this helps. I need to soak this barbell again got rusty again been about 4 years. It’s an awesome barbell btw, it is actually the one I “learned” to deadlift with when I was 16 lol! I bought it from my gym when they closed and it’s been my friend ever since. Only bar I’ve ever done the lifts with. ^_^